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Life In Perpetual Beta

by: Melissa Pierce

Publication date: 2010-05-01

Usage: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0

Publisher: Optimist Lens LLC

Language: English

Item Size: 2.4G

Life in Perpetual Beta was a 2010 documentary film about how technology affects individuals and society, by enabling people to live less planned lives.^[10] It captured the lives of 60 technologists, designers, and creative artists, including Jeffrey Zeldman, Baratunde Thurston, Juliette Powell, Seth Godin, Biz Stone, Brian Solis, Xuanlana Nguygen, Carin Goldberg, Jeff Pulver, Gary Vaynerchuk, Liz Danzico, Jason Fried, Tatiana DeMaria, Nova Spivack, Carlos Segura, Kevin Lyman and Dan Pink.

Production began in 2008.^[11] Pierce turned to crowd funding to finance the film. Post production was paid for via a Kickstarter grant.^[2]

The film was self-distributed, and received a positive reception at the Los Angeles Cinema Film Festival and other festivals around the US.^[12]

(source: Wikipedia)

This film was made collaboratively with Pierce's online audience and was Pierce's first foray into film. From her online community Pierce learned to shoot, edit, and conduct interviews during the making of Life in Perpetual Beta.